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New Tales of the Gobi Desert The Hong Kong Young Writers Awards Online Anthology - Fiction 1-2 Sponsors Supported by Organiser Official Charity New Tales of the Gobi Desert Fiction Group 1 The Gobi Desert AD & FD of Pok Oi Hospital Mrs Cheng Yam On School, Li Tung Kit, Fiction: Group 1 ne day, Dad and Mum called Ivan Kwok to go to Gobi Desert to broaden his mind and knowledge. Because Ivan Kwok knew there was no water in the desert. He brought a barrel of water with him. Then, he got on the aeroplane to the Gobi Desert. Ivan Kwok waited quietly on the plane day after days, but not yet arrived. He fell Ointo sleep. Suddenly, a radio microphone surprised him and announced, “We have arrived at the Gobi Desert.” So, he took up his barrel of water and got off the plane. However, he looked back and found nobody here, even on the plane. Ivan Kwok realized the weather of the Gobi Desert was very dry and windy. The sun was too intense. He walked along the Gobi Desert and drank his water. A stone made him tripped over on the sand. His barrel of water was upside down and he lost all of his water. Did the Gobi Desert make a joke with Ivan Kwok? Ivan Kwok felt thirsty. Suddenly, he saw a blue lake in front of him. Therefore, he jumped into the lake and wanted to drink until he was filled up. However, his mouth was full of sand only. OH! It was just a mirage. After that, he met a giant. The giant was staring at the sky. Ivan Kwok asked, “What are you worrying about?” The giant said, “I am counting how many stars there are in the sky, but I cannot finish it. Can you do me a favour?” Ivan Kwok answered, “In the day time, there are not stars in the sky. You can just do it at night.” The giant said, “Thanks for your help and now I give you an aeroplane to go home.” Ivan Kwok was excited to go back home by aeroplane. On his way back home, the alarm rang out loudly, “Mayday, mayday, mayday.” Meanwhile, the aeroplane fell down from the sky. Ivan Kwok’s head hit towards the window and hurt himself so much. At the same time, he heard his mother’s voice and he woke up. It was just a nightmare. Shortlisted Goblinland A.D. & F.D. of Pok Oi Hospital Mrs Cheng Yam On School, Wong Wing Chun, Fiction: Group 1 n the big desert in northwest China, there are Goblins. Nobody knows where they live but people heard about Goblins from tales. Goblins are very small, like a child’s fist. They have a big head and grey skin. They wear grass and leaves. They hate the sun and hot weather. So they come out at night time and Ihide in the day time. It is summer. Rain does not come in the Goblinland. The desert is very dry and the Goblins do not have enough water. They worry about their lives. There is a naughty boy in Goblinland. His name is Gob. He is very thirsty and dreams of drinking water. One day, a group of men came to the desert, riding on camels. They had bottles of water. In the night time, the men slept. Gob walked to the camels quietly. He climbed on the bottles and drank water. He finished so many bottles of water that he was sleepy. Suddenly Gob fell off the camel’s back. His big head hit another camel’s foot and the camel yelled loudly, waking the men. A man got up quickly and caught Gob. The man was interested in Gob and asked him many questions. The man was kind and knew Goblinland had no water. The man gave Gob a big bottle of water and drew him a map to tell Gob where to get water. Gob was very happy. Then, the sun was about to rise so it was time for Gob to go home. Gob burned some leaves from his clothes and the smoke made the man sleep. Gob brought the big bottle of water to his family. They were happy too. In the morning, the man got up and found that he had lost one bottle of water. He was not sure if it was a dream or not. He could only tell his friends the words Gob and Gob-in-land. His tale became widespread, and now the desert is named the Gobi Desert. My Adventure in the Gobi Desert AD & FD of Pok Oi Hospital Mrs Cheng Yam On School, Chan Yan Ting, Fiction: Group 1 ne day, I took my time machine and flew back to the Gobi Desert in Mongolia, China. I set the year for 1700. It was Qing Dynasty at that time. I saw sand everywhere. It was as golden as the sun. It was beautiful. I also saw some tall mountains and a few shrubs. There were some goats, antelopes, camels, hares and Olizards. Suddenly, I saw a snow leopard, a brown bear and a wolf. I was afraid. Someone came out to rescue me. A girl and a fairy were smiling at me. The girl was called Man Man and she was the Princess of Mongolia. She was kind. The name of the fairy was Mary. She was tiny. She was flying around my head. Princess Man Man and Mary the fairy showed me around the Gobi Desert. We rode camels together. It was fun. We found some fossil eggs of dinosaurs. We decided to fly back to the ancient times by my time machine to visit the dinosaurs. We saw a huge but gentle dinosaur eating grass. It was an Apatosaurus which was a herbivore. It was friendly. We rode on it and played with it. Suddenly, a Tyrannosaurus ran to us. We were shocked and scared. Mary the fairy took out her magic wand and made the Tyrannosaurus disappear in one second. We all felt relieved. We said goodbye to the Apatosaurus and flew back to 1700. Princess Man Man brought Mary the fairy and I to her palace. It was a yurt. We watched sunset together. It was marvelous. We had dinner in the palace. It was very cold and windy outside and we were freezing. We had hot roast lamb, warm goat milk, goat cheese and pastries. I taught Princess Man Man to make goat milk candies. She felt interested. I found a chocolate in my pocket and gave it to her. She said it was delicious and liked it very much. Princess Man Man asked me to stay in the palace for one night so that we could watch the sunrise the next morning, so I slept with her in the yurt. Mary the fairy had her own tiny bed besides Princess Man Man. The three of us got up very early the next morning. The sky was still dark. We watched the sunrise together. It was fascinating. I said goodbye to my two good friends and flew back to 2013 in my time machine. I told them I would visit them again. I really had an exciting adventure in the Gobi Desert. A Vacation with a Mission Alliance Primary School, Kowloon Tong, Tsang Shun Hang, Fiction: Group 1 n a hot summer day, Sam opened his eyes. He just woke up from a restless sleep in his home in San Francisco. He looked at the desk and remembered that he had to do a school project about the Gobi Desert during summer vacation. He planned to explore the Gobi Desert with his brother, Jacky. He rushed out of his bedroom and packed his Obackpack. Jacky was waiting for him. They said goodbye to their parents and set off. They sailed on a small boat and walked on the desert when they arrived. It was too hot and they opened an umbrella. It was big. But there was a big problem. Their umbrella started to melt because it was 50oC where they were standing. They were too hot and Jacky fainted. Sam was very scared. Fortunately, a camel was walking towards them. It told Sam that a powerful dragon, Nimongeese would create a sandstorm to destroy the desert very soon. He wanted to conquer all places and become the king of the world. At this moment, Jacky awoke. Sam told him about the sandstorm. They ran very fast but it was too late. Nimongeese’s sandstorm was attacking the desert. The sandstorm blew sand heavily against them and they could not see anything. When they were almost buried by the sand, Sam screamed very loudly because he was afraid to die. Suddenly, the sandstorm stopped and Nimongeese died. Sam saved the desert! All the animals in the desert cheered and helped Sam and Jacky explore the desert. After one month, Sam and Jack finished exploring the desert. Also, they found out the weakness of Nimongeese. It could not bear loud noises. Then, they returned to their home. Sam won a prize for the project. He was very happy. That night, he slept soundly and had a sweet dream about the Gobi Desert. The New Tale of the Gobi Desert American International School, Ming-Hin Cai, Fiction: Group 1 ast summer, my dad took us to the Gobi Desert for a tour. We arrived in the middle of the desert at night and we spent the night in a herdsman’s family ger. It’s not a hotel, but just a traditional Mongolian tent.